Fire-fender



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T. ELLISON.

FIRE FENDER (No Model.)

No. 374,951. Patented Dec. 20, 1887.

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T. ELLISON.

FIRE FENDER.

Patented Dec. 20, 1887.

YFL'ZK asses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS ELLISON, OF ABINGDON, ILLINOIS.

FIRE-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,951, dated December20, 1887.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS ELLISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Abingdon, 1n the county of Knox and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Fenders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The object of this invention is to prevent the spread of fire from onesection of a block or building to another; and it consists of pieces ofsheet-iron bolted together and placed between the walls of two adjacenthouses, so that if one house should take fire the fender can beprojected to prevent the blaze and heat from damaging the adjoiningbuilding.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view with thefender closed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fender, and Fig. 3 aperspective with the fender pulled out.

A A represent two adjacent buildings; B B, a space between thebuildings, in which my fender is located.

O C O are chains or rods for manipulating the fender.

D D represent the fender, which is shown projected in Fig. 3.

E represents a bolt or stop in the end of a prolongation of the fenderto prevent the end of the fender passing the supporter I andguide-wheel.

F represents a recess in the front face of the wall for the reception ofthe block L.

On the front edge of the fender G G show two tracks on which the deviceruns.

H represents a supporter over the wall through which the fender passeswhen projected.

I shows a rear supporter in which one of the guide-wheels is located,the guide-wheel running upon the top of the fender D and rudder or guideJ.

K K show the side guide-wheels.

N N show the inner edge of the fender when projected.

O 0 represent the inner edge of fender when projected.

P I? represent the two short supporters.

J represents an extension rearward of the top of the fender, which actsas a guide or rudder.

My fender is made of good hard sheet-iron, the length of the sheets tocorrespond to the width of the fender, riveted together to reach fromthe top of the wall to about four feet from the base of the buildings.These sheets are bound all around with wrought-iron. A piece four incheswide is placed on each side of the top of the fender and long enough toextend rearward and form the rudder or prolongation J. The fender andthe two side pieces are bolted together from one end to the other andmake the fender five-eighths inch thick at the top. A piece of band-irontwo inches wide and one-fourth inch thick is bolted on each side infront, with holes to receive the chains 0 O (l. The rear edge and bottomof fender is bound with a piece oflight band-iron. The axle of theguide-wheel Kis placed through the top of the fender at such a locationthat there will always be as much as two and onehalf feet of the fenderremaining in between the walls when projected. A round bar of ironshould be used for the tracks.

' The supporters H and I should be of heavy band-iron, and bolted to thetracks. The supporters P P should be of a lighter grade of iron.Supporter I extends down on each side of the wall eight to ten feet, andis bolted through the wall with three or four bolts, making itsnfficiently strong to stay the fender.

The trucksorwheels are made of cast-iron,not less than six inches i ndiameter and three inches thick,with a round groove in each wheel, theheight of wheels depending upon the length of the fender.

A block of buildings made of incombustible material provided with afender placed on the corner of each building will make that block securefrom fire.

In use, project the fender on the side of the fire, the firemen placingthemselves on the op posite side from the fire, throwing water on thefender and holding it firm to its place.

My device acts on the principle that an ounce of preventive is worth apound of cure.

\Vhere there are two buildings joining, one of incombustible materialthe other not, my de vice is advantageous.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A device to prevent the spread of fire from one section of a block orbuilding to another, consisting of a movable metallic plate or wall, aspace or pocket between the sections, and means for moving said plate orWall into or out of said space.

2. The combination, with the building provided with the described space,of amovable fender provided with stops to limit its movement,substantially as described.

3. The combination,with a metallic plate or fender movable within aspace between two sections of a building, of a rearward prolongation orguide at the top of the fender, for the purpose substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with the building provided with the described space,of a movable fender provided with stops to limit its movement, one stopbeing upon the front edge of the fender and adapted to rest in a recesson 20 the wall of the building to support the fender While at rest,substantially as described.

5. The combination of supporters H and I, wheels K K, tracks G G, smallsupporters P P, and chains 0 G 0, adapted to hang down in 25 the spaceof the wall in front of the fender and be ready at all times foroperation, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' THOMAS ELLISON. \Vitnesses:

WV. A. LATIMER, J. H. S'roVER.

